Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG The flag is attached to

The flag is attached to a 93” wooden pole and has a lovely stamped brass “RF” topper

transferred Mackenzie and six companies of the 4th Cavalry to Fort Clark

) Four tools are included: nipple pick for cleaning black powder debris from the flash hole

There are also proofs on the outside of the grips

made from silver and possibly brass

Original Japanese Edo Period Handmade Tanto Short Sword by KANETSUNE with Lacquered Scabbard Madsen LMG The flag is attached toOriginal Item: Only One Available. Purchased at a recent military show, this is a very nice Japanese Tanto (), which literally means short sword. These could be in any number of different shapes, depending on the requests of the person who ordered it. The blade length of a tanto is typically between 15 and 30 cm (5. 9 to 11. 8 inches), or 1 Japanese shaku, an ancient measurement. The blade of this example is in the typical "Hira Zukuri" () shape,